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Why is the sound of a thunder heard after the lighting is seen although they are produced at the same time?
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∙ 7y ago
Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Also the speed of light travels much faster than the speed of sound, so people should see lightning before they hear thunder.
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Is thunder heard before you see lightning?
Yes No, lightening is seen before thunder is heard.
Why do you often hear thunder when you see lightning?
Thunder is always heard after lightning flashes. The sounds from thunder can be heard from miles away, but you can see lightning and NOT hear thunder. Never the other way around.
What is The loud crashing or rumbling noise heard after a flash of lightning?
Thunder
When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound it is called?
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
Why are thunder storms usually accompanied by lighting and thunder?
They ALWAYS happen together. The lightning you see is an electrical discharge from ice crystals rubing together in clouds. This makes an almighty crack sound, and a bright light is observed. You hear the thunder after you see the lightning because sounds travels slower than light. But in fact, the sound and the light came to be at the same time. The further away you are from the strom the larger the delay between seeing the light and hearing the sound is.
What is the sound heard after lighting?
Thunder is the sound heard after lightning.
What is said Loud noise heard after lighting?
The loud rumbling noise after a lightning flash is called thunder.
What happens when you look at lightning?
As the velocity of light is more than sound then you have a chance to be socked by this thunder, but if you heard the thundering sound then there is no chance to socked by that lighting because that thunder already dropped some where.
Is thunder heard before you see lightning?
Yes No, lightening is seen before thunder is heard.
What is the definition of 'thunder'?
According to Webster, thunder is classified as "the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air in the path of the electrical discharge." In simpler terms, thunder is the sound produced by the speed of a lightning bolt, similar to a sonic boom produced by a fighter jet. Did you know that thunder is heard after lightning because sound is slower than light? For more definitions try: http://webster.com/
Why do you often hear thunder when you see lightning?
Thunder is always heard after lightning flashes. The sounds from thunder can be heard from miles away, but you can see lightning and NOT hear thunder. Never the other way around.
What is The loud crashing or rumbling noise heard after a flash of lightning?
Thunder
Can thunder always be heard?
well, if your far away then no. you wouldn't be able to hear the thunder. if how ever, you are close to the thunder storm you will hear thunder.
How is thunder produced and how far away does the lightning strikes if the thunder is heard 15 seconds after the lightning is seen?
Thunder - is the result of a lightning flash. The flash causes the surrounding air to move away from the source at 300 metres/second. An approximate calculation for the relationship between the lightning flash to hearing the thunder, is 5 seconds per mile.
Is there a way to store the power of thunder using technology?
No, I have never heard of thunder power.
What is the loud noise heard after lightning?
thunder
What is Loud noise heard after lightning?
thunder
